Ribbon-winding device.



Patented Apr. 30, I901.

No. 673,09l.

C. H. SHEPARD. I

RIBBON WINDING DEVICE.

(Applicatiop gum Feb. 5, 1900.

(No Model.)

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WITNEESE5= A EWJ'M 5M 1415 TTURNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. SHEPARD, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO WYCKOFF, SEAMANS & BENEDICT, OF ILION, NEW YORK.

RIBBON-WINDING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 673,091, dated April 30, 1901.

Application filed February 5, 1900. Serial No. 3.924. (No model.)

Lio ntZZ whom it may concern: core and also its removal therefrom. In the Be it known that I, CHARLES H. SHEPARD, a body of the ribbon-core is provided a recess citizen of the United States, and a resident of 13, extending longitudinally of the core or in the borough of Brooklyn, city of New York, a direction parallel with the spoolaxis, the 55 in the county of Kings and State of New depth of the recess being sufficient to receive York, have invented certain new and useful the serrated lip 10. Improvements in Ribbon-Winding Devices, The end of the ribbonis placed loosely upon of which the following is a specification. the core of the spool, so as to cover the recess The present invention relates to ribbon- 13. The serrated edge llof the ribbon-clasp 6o 10 winding devices; and its object is to provide is then placed against the ribbon, so as to fold means for readily attaching the end of a ribthe latter down into said recess at the same bon to a ribbon-spool and for readily detachtime that the clasp is slipped over the body ing the same. of the core. The distance across the clasp The invention consists in certain combinabetween the angle 10 and the reversely-curved 65 [5 tions of devices and features of construction, lip 12 is somewhat less than the'diameter of as will be more fully hereinafter described, the core, while the length of the clasp is such and particularly set forth in the appended as to embrace more than half of the periphclaims. I cry of the core, and as the clasp is pressed In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is against the core, Fig. 3, the former opens suf- 7o a side elevation of so much of a Remington ficiently to allow the lip 12 to pass beyond the No. 6 type-writing machine as is necessary point in the periphery of the core which is 0pto illustrate my invention. Fig. 2 is acrossposite the recess '13. The claspis then forced sectional elevation of a ribbon-spool, showstill farther on and clamps itself upon the ing the ribbon secured thereto. Fig. 3 is a core. The extreme end of the ribbon rests 75 similar view to Fig. 2, showing the method upon the periphery of the spool and passes of securing the end of the ribbon. Fig. 4 is thence down one side of the recess 13, then an elevation, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view, across the bottom of said recess and in conof a ribbon-clasp. tact with the teeth ll,and then up the opposite Throughout the several views the same part side of the recess. Any attempt to pull the 8o is designated by the same numeral of referribbon off the spool causes the former to be ence. caught more tightly by the teeth 11. The 1 represents the top plate .of a Remington ribbon being thus positively secured to the type-writing machine; 2, brackets depending core may be woundin either direction theretherefrom; 3, a spool-carrying shaft having on. In removing the ribbon it is only neces- 85 bearings in the lower ends of said brackets; sary to slip OK the clasp, when the ribbon 4, collars on said shaft; 5, a beveled pinion drops from the spool. v secured to one end of said shaft for the pur- Heretofore it has been customary to propose of rotating the latter. The ribbon-spool vide each ribbon-spool with a short tab or comprises a core 6 and a pair of heads or length of tape, which is secured to the core 90 4o flanges 7. The ribbon is designated as 8. by means of small tacks, the end of the rib- The ribbon-clasp may be made in a variety hon being pinned to the free end of the tab. of ways Within the spirit of the invention; but By means of the present invention the tab is I preferably make it of sheet metal bent into dispensed with, and the end of the ribbon C shape, the curved body of the clasp being may be secured to the spool and detached 95 designated as 9. Atone end the metal of the therefrom by a very simple operation and clasp is bent inwardly at right angles to the Without liability of soiling the fingers.

body portion to form a lip or projection 10, The claspisan inexpensive article of manuwhich is provided with a serrated edge 11. facture and not subject to wear or liable to At its opposite end the ribbon-clasp is reget out of order. I00 versely curved to form a lip at 12, which fa- While I have shown my improvements as cilitates the application of the clasp to the adapted to a Remington machine, they are obviously adapted also to any other machine in which a ribbon is used.

Many changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. It is not essential that the clasp be formed of a solid piece of sheet metal.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows:

1. In an inking-ribbon-winding device, the combination of a ribbon-spool core having a longitudinal recess, and a detachable selfclamping spring-clasp, one end of which is serrated and bent inwardly to coact with said recess to hold the end of the ribbon therein, the distance across the clasp between the inwardly-bent portion and the opposite end of the clasp being less than the diameter of the core when the clasp is detached, and the State of New York, this 2d day of February, 30

CHARLES H. SHEPARD.

Witnesses:

ETHEL M. WELLS, FLORENCE KEELING. 

